As a photographer, just how far do you travel to take scenic pictures? In 2009, I will be challenging myself to find scenic pictures in my own backyard. The photographs will be published in this blog under the category “Backyard Wonders.” You’ll also be able to view the pictures on my Flickr page.

The next time you drive by a guy wearing one of these glow-in-the-dark, eye-blinding vests, don’t be frightened, they aren’t deer hunting along the F. E. Everett Turnpike.

I’ve been shooting elections since the mid-80’s. Some of those were is tiny old country schoolhouses in rural Minnesota, surrounded by open fields. I don’t remember long lines of voters, just pickups and tractors lined up along gravel roads.

So what would Ben Franklin have done if someone showed him a digital video camera back in the 1700’s? I’ll tell you. He would probably have jumped right out of his knickers!
Franklin was an inventor, writer, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, and humorist, but I don’t think he would have found the digital video images funny [...]